Islanders' 2013 volleyball schedule set

The Islanders kick the season off in Denver, traveling to the Pioneer Classic for a two-day tournament starting on Aug. 30. In addition to host Denver, the Islanders will also take on UC Irvine and Air Force.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi will continue competition at the Rice Invitational the following weekend in Houston against Rice, LSU and Arkansas-Little Rock on Sept. 6-7.

The Islanders will then return home for their first home match of the season at the Dugan Wellness Center on Monday, Sept. 9 against UTSA. Southland Conference play begins on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at McNeese State,

Following the regular season, the 2013 Southland Conference Tournament will be hosted by A&M-Corpus Christi from Nov. 22-24.

Last season, the team finished with school records in overall wins (21) and Southland wins (12) while finishing the season in third place of the league standings, also another best in program history.

SOCCER

Islanders add two

The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi soccer team added a pair of transfers to its roster. Sara Chandlee, formerly of Iona College, and Kallyn Redona from Long Island University-Brooklyn signed with the Islanders and will be eligible to play this fall.

"With such a high percentage of our team made up of freshmen, getting players with college experience is a huge plus," Islanders coach Shanna Caldwell said. "These two both played a significant amount of college soccer at the Division I level, and they will be able to give our team a boost in its first season."

Chandlee, a Mansfield native, will be a junior with two years of eligibility remaining. The defender appeared in 28 games over her two seasons forIona, posting a total of 21 starts.

Redona, from Las Vegas, will be a sophomore for the Islanders with three years of eligibility left. The defender played in all 21 games in her debut campaign, making nine starts for LIU-Brooklyn.

The duo brings the total number of Islanders to 24 — one senior, four juniors, three sophomores and 16 freshmen.